Articles & Past Events
San Diego 2013 Gala
On January 19, 2013, the San Diego Chapter of the Friends of Israel Defense Forces held its Annual Gala Appreciation Dinner at the Manchester Grand Hyatt honoring IDF Air Force for their devotion, courage, sacrifice and honor to the State of Israel. .
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San Diego Young Leadership Summer Party
DJ Itay Galo of Tel Aviv brought Club YaYa to San Diego at the chapter’s first Young Leadership event on Saturday July 21, 2012 at the Merk Bistro in the Gaslamp District. The YL Summer Party was co-chaired by Jack Maizel, Assaf Avissar, Shlomit Arbib, David Bramzon, Ben Weinrib, Justin Levine and Evan Gerber.
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2nd Annual Guys Night Out
On June 7, 2012 the beautiful Hilton Torrey Pines was transformed into a Vegas-style night club for the 2nd Annual Guys Night Out, and evening of networking, entertainment and fun. This year’s event was co-chaired by Anthony Josephson, Dan Feder and Todd Pianin.
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San Diego Gala Dinner 2012
The FIDF Gala Dinner, co-chaired by Jackie S. Gmach, Marilyn Smiedt and Barbara Warren, was held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt on Saturday, January 21, 2012. In attendance were 800 guests.
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Havat Hashomer – A Personal Experience
We sat in the commander’s office and I asked Lt. Col Alaa Abu- Rukun why he had chosen to be the commander at this base, Havat Hashomer.
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Yom Ha’azmaut and the IDF Music Ensemble
The San Diego Chapter of the Friends of the IDF welcomed the IDF Educational Corp Music Ensemble to San Diego in celebration of Yom Ha’azmaut over the May 12-16 weekend.
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Guys Night Out - A Spectacular Evening!
The San Diego Chapter of the FIDF held its first Guys Night Out event on April 14, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency, La Jolla. The event was in memory of David Feder, father of Event Co-Chair Dan Feder, who proudly served in an IDF Paratrooper' Brigade.
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Yom Limmud weekend with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dani Haloutz
The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, San Diego Chapter welcomed Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dani Haloutz to San Diego during the last weekend in January. The charismatic former General Chief of Staff, shared his insight on the future of Israel and the current turmoil in Egypt, with a group of Young Professionals at a Meet and Greet at the Sheraton La Jolla.
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San Diego Region Board of Directors
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| Julian Josephson - Chairman |
Barbara Ostroff |
| Norman Smith - Vice Chairman |
Jack Zemer |
| Dr. Bob Shillman |
Todd Pianin |
| Mal Smiedt |
Jackie Gmach |
| Bobbi Warren |
Anthony Josephson - Young Professionals |
| Herbert “Moshe” Weiss |
Mitch Zeichner |
| Rabbi Arnold Kopikis |
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San Diego Region Professional Staff
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| Nir BenZvi - Executive Director |
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| Judy Clayton - Assistant to Executive Director |
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